About This Item

  • TitleAnti-tank
  • Call NumberARM_0032
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummarySix soldiers clustered around anti-tank gun in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "ANTI-TANK.: One of the biggest and newest guns handled by the guardsmen in the Bedford Ave. drill-shed is the 75-mm. recoilless rifle, especially designed for tank blasting missions. Offering detailed pointers on the weapon's use is Sgt. 1st Class William Mulrean of 530 E. 22d St., third from left. Shown, left to right, are Pfc. Herbert Lupka of 2039 Homecrest Ave., Corp. Jules Zucker of Manhattan, Mulrean, Sgt. John McTernan of 7200 Ridge Boulevard, Pvt. Martin Sheiness of 345 Sackman St. and Pvt. Joseph Williams of 2447 84th Street."
  • Date1952
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1952; photographer's stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E. [photographer]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectNew York (State). National Guard ; Soldiers -- New York (State) -- New York ; Armories -- New York (State) -- New York ; Howitzers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.